Chapter 121: The War in the Corners

As the Huojia Army grew larger, the military department responsible for administering this giant beast began to gradually expand, the personnel were constantly replenished, and the organization was improved, and there were already departments for operations, communications, intelligence, military affairs, military training, military academies, military transportation, military garrisons, surveying and mapping, and meteorology! The entire military department of the Huo family army is already a healthy strongman with his own thoughts and actions!

"Huo Shi, has the order been given?" Huo Hu looked at the large-scale map of the Far East hanging on the wall, and asked calmly.

"Don't worry, Brother Tian! Except for the 37th and 38th Divisions that are making trouble for the Spaniards! Liu Wenqi's Fourth Division, which is in Annam, will attack 24 counties east of the Tuojiang River, including the Honghe, Lujiang, and Jinjiang rivers, and I believe that the French, who have long had plans for this place, will no longer have the spare time to care about our war with the Netherlands and Portugal!"

"Well, the idea is good, but we can't let the French point the finger at us, so these places in the east by the sea must not be occupied, understand?"

"Don't worry, Brother Tian! When the army was established and went to the war zone, the young master had already explained! I believe they will also have a sense of proportion in their hearts!" Huo Shi replied with a smile.

"Well, what about the other places, what are your plans for the General Staff Headquarters?"

"The 9th Division of Sun Chengdong stationed in Cambodia will occupy Cambodian land in the western part of the line from the Mekong River to Kampong Son Bay; in addition, the 41st Division of Chen Bohan will take this part of Thailand's land in the Malay Peninsula, and the Qin Shou Mountain Division stationed in Laos will also attack south and occupy the eastern part of the Tin River and the upper reaches of the Chao Phraya River in Thailand; plus the 26th Division Changyou Division stationed in Burma, it will also take Kachin State and Shan State! I believe that our actions will set off a shocking storm in the entire Indochina Peninsula, and will also distract the attention of Britain and France from us!" Huo Shishen said excitedly.

"If there is such a big move this time, we can't leak the relationship between these troops and our Huo family army, otherwise it will disrupt our entire plan!" As the minister of the military department and the number one member of the military, Huo Long is the only one who knows about Huo Shan, a series of territorial expansion plans!

Hearing his words, Huo Shi nodded clearly, as the chief of the general staff, he also understood the young master's long-term development plan for the Huo family's army!

In addition, all the rifles and artillery we captured from the Dutch have been handed over to them, although these equipment are far from our own, but they are enough to deal with the small ** team that is still armed with broadswords and spears!"

Hearing these words, Huo Long was also relieved!

"What are you going to do with the British this time?" Huo Long asked with a smile as he looked at the area in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula marked with bright red sè, touching his chin!

"Hehe, we have been ready for a long time, I believe that this time will definitely teach the British a rare lesson!"

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Singapore is located at the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula, separated from the island of Sumatra in the south by a narrow waterway, which is the choke point between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and the Strait of Malacca, which any maritime power in the world dreams of controlling!

In order to control this important sea lane, which is comparable to the Suez Canal, the British Empire stationed nearly 20,000 troops here, and the entire Far East Fleet was also anchored here! Moreover, since the British Straits Settlements capital moved here in 1832, Singapore's economy has developed rapidly because of its strategic location and safety! It has become the center of the British Empire's domination in the entire Far East!

And this swampy wasteland quickly turned into a modern city with a thriving trade and a large population! As the economy of the Far East grew, profit-seeking British merchants began to open their own companies here, and the banks were the vanguard of these companies!

Therefore, on Singapore's famous financial street, you can see the banking institutions of the Bank of England, HSBC, National Bank of Paris, Industrial Bank, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank and other major powers in the world!

Although it was already evening and the sky was beginning to get dark, Singapore's port wharves were still busy! Almost all the merchant ships from the Pacific and Indian Oceans would choose to dock here to load coal and fresh water to replenish all kinds of daily necessities and prepare for the upcoming voyage! Mixed among these sea vessels, a cargo ship with a displacement of about 2,000 tons carrying rice, cane sugar, and other South Sea agricultural products slowly approached the wharf in Singapore under the command of the port navigator! The captain was a Chinese man who was not tall and looked a little thin! As soon as he got off the ship, he commanded the coolies who had been waiting for a long time and began to carry all the goods they had put on! He was busy until nearly nine o'clock in the evening, when the entire cabin was emptied!

Chen Dao took out the pounds he had prepared a long time ago, and after sending the coolies on the dock away, he turned his head and went back to the cabin, followed the wooden staircase, went down to the lowest level of the cabin, and lifted up a deck placed in an inconspicuous position by the dim light of the oil lamp in his hand!

"Who?" a low question with a strong jǐng ring meaning came from the darkness!

"I! Chen Dao, an A-level intelligence officer of the Military Intelligence Agency!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the secret space under this cabin lit up!

After Huo Zhiguang lit the oil lamp on the table, he blew out the match in his hand! He looked up at the young man who came down from the staircase, and said with a smile: "Your military intelligence bureau really has a way, and this cabin is also secret enough!"

Listening to his words, Chen Dao also smiled, looked at the more than 20 sturdy soldiers who were sitting or standing, and said, "No way, who told us to do this business!"

"Okay, let's not talk about it, let's talk about this mission!" Huo Zhiguang pulled the table next to him and said with a smile. Hearing his words, the people who were originally scattered around also gathered around!

Speaking of business, Chen Dao's god also became calm! Regarding this operation, although the task of the Military Intelligence Bureau was only to provide intelligence support and some follow-up operational support! But the danger of this operation still made him sweat for these sharp dragon tooth special forces!

"The Bank of England and the Bank of HSBC are the largest banks in the Straits Settlements of the United Kingdom! These are the two main objectives of our operation! Our task is to remove all the gold and silver stored by the British, as well as the military expenses they have prepared for this military operation, without realizing it! Not a single copper plate can be left for them, understand?" Huo Zhiguang commanded in a serious and detailed manner.

"Understood!"

"These are the addresses of the two banks, and the treasure house passwords of the other two banks are in the hands of these two people!" said Chen Dao, who took out two black and white photos from his arms that didn't look too clear and put them on the table in front of him!

"Benjamin Reilly, Baker Jones, the presidents of the Bank of England and HSBC Singapore respectively, if we want to empty their coffers without alarming the British garrison and jǐngcha, then we must get the keys and passwords in the hands of these two people!"

Huo Zhiguang took the two photos and looked at them, and handed them to his own team members next to him, their dragon teeth are the most sharp special forces trained by the young master himself, and their ability to take hostages and torture intelligence is not bad at all!

"Don't worry, it's up to us! But it's up to you to ship the contents of these treasure troves out of your MIA!"

Hearing his words, Chen Dao nodded with a smile, and said confidently: "Don't worry! As long as you can succeed, then the rest will be left to our Military Intelligence Bureau!"